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That echoed his efforts to define the early days of his pontificate through gestures of humility, taking the minibus instead of the papal motorcade and stopping by the hotel he used as a cardinal elector to collect his bags and pay the bill.
On 28 February he will fly off to the papal retreat at Castel Gandolfo, where he will stay while Church leaders go through the complicated ritual of choosing a successor.